EOL Rubenstein Fellows Program

Program Overview

The EOL Rubenstein Fellows program supports the research of a diverse group of scientists who are committed to online collaboration and outreach. The Fellows program is made possible through a generous donation by David M. Rubenstein to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.

The Encyclopedia of Life partners with CRDF to help administer the EOL Rubenstein Fellows program. Established in 1995 by the National Science Foundation to (www.crdf.org) promote international scientific and technical collaboration through grants, technical resources, and training.

This international program seeks to support and extend the impact of original biodiversity research by postgraduates, graduate students, and other scientists, and to tap into the knowledge and expertise of late career and retired scientists. EOL Rubenstein Fellows funds provide partial support for up to one year so that biodiversity research, databases, and media can be effectively translated into rich, online resources available through the Encyclopedia of Life. Fellows are encouraged to engage in collaborative and synthetic work with a community of colleagues. Fellows also help EOL develop effective strategies for engaging and supporting the scientific community.

Rubenstein Fellows Class of 2013

To see Fellows who have previously participated in the program please visit our Past Fellows page.

Numerical data will be made available to scientists in the standard desktop analysis tool “R”, so they can analyze patterns in biodiversity information, such as “Which groups of mollusks have images available and which have common names in French?”